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Lebanon - Trade Balance 2019

External balance on goods and services · World Bank
$-11.1B +$3.5B from 2018 Global rank: 16th

Lebanon's trade balance was $-11.1B in 2019, increased +$3.5B from $-14.7B in 2018. This was the 16th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2019▾
Trade Balance by Country - 2019
RankCountryValueYoY
1st United States $-577.3B 2.7%
2nd India $-73.1B 28.1%
3rd Philippines $-45.5B -11.8%
4th United Kingdom $-34.4B 1.0%
5th Pakistan $-32.5B 12.8%
6th Canada $-25.6B 24.0%
7th Egypt, Arab Republic of $-25.0B 4.3%
8th Bangladesh $-18.9B 17.8%
9th Colombia $-18.8B -18.8%
10th France $-17.7B 34.2%
11th Japan $-14.8B -1,571.9%
12th Iran, Islamic Republic of $-13.8B -225.7%
13th Ukraine $-12.4B -8.4%
14th Brazil $-12.1B -259.9%
15th Nepal $-11.5B -6.0%
16th Lebanon $-11.1B 24.1%
17th Algeria $-11.0B -1.2%
18th Romania $-10.6B -24.4%
19th Morocco $-10.1B 17.6%
20th Uzbekistan $-9.6B -3.6%
21st Kenya $-8.9B -3.9%
22nd Guatemala $-7.9B -1.5%
23rd West Bank and Gaza $-6.5B -1.2%
24th Jordan $-5.8B 25.9%
25th Mexico $-5.3B 80.3%
26th Serbia $-5.2B -19.8%
27th Chile $-5.2B -56.6%
28th Sri Lanka $-5.1B 21.3%
29th Indonesia $-5.0B 55.3%
30th Mozambique $-4.9B 3.6%
31st Honduras $-4.7B 4.7%
32nd Tunisia $-4.4B 20.6%
33rd El Salvador $-4.3B 6.2%
34th Somalia, Fed. Rep. $-3.8B -7.0%
35th Dominican Republic $-3.8B -2.8%
36th Syrian Arab Republic $-3.6B 19.4%
37th Haiti $-3.5B 8.9%
38th Senegal $-3.3B 9.1%
39th Greece $-3.0B 27.7%
40th Sudan $-3.0B -40.3%
41st Moldova $-3.0B -1.1%
42nd Bosnia and Herzegovina $-3.0B 0.2%
43rd Bolivia, Plurinational State of $-2.8B 6.7%
44th Kyrgyz Republic $-2.6B 12.7%
45th Tajikistan $-2.2B -2.9%
46th Mali $-2.2B -11.6%
47th Kosovo $-2.1B 3.6%
48th Guam $-2.1B -2.3%
49th Albania $-2.1B -1.7%
50th New Caledonia $-2.0B -20.5%
51st Malawi $-2.0B -0.7%
52nd Niger $-2.0B -4.7%
53rd Virgin Islands (US) $-1.9B 9.8%
54th Congo, Democratic Republic of $-1.9B -10.2%
55th Uganda $-1.8B 14.6%
56th Armenia $-1.8B -6.4%
57th Cambodia $-1.8B 28.5%
58th North Macedonia $-1.7B -9.7%
59th Georgia $-1.6B 13.3%
60th Botswana $-1.5B -974.7%
61st Rwanda $-1.5B -13.4%
62nd Cameroon $-1.5B -17.2%
63rd French Polynesia $-1.3B 5.8%
64th Ghana $-1.3B -86.6%
65th Namibia $-1.3B 6.9%
66th Sierra Leone $-1.2B -24.5%
67th Montenegro $-1.2B 10.8%
68th Lesotho $-1.1B -0.5%
69th Guinea $-1.1B -10.2%
70th Mauritius $-1.1B -10.8%
71st Mongolia $-847.0M 35.9%
72nd Madagascar $-811.4M -23.6%
73rd Mauritania $-686.2M 42.5%
74th Benin $-636.2M 38.5%
75th Togo $-596.2M 4.8%
76th Tanzania $-576.8M 68.0%
77th Timor-Leste $-572.9M 37.5%
78th Nicaragua $-563.0M 54.2%
79th Belarus $-425.9M -146.8%
80th Central African Republic $-412.2M -4.4%
81st Bhutan $-361.3M 34.5%
82nd Maldives $-349.2M 32.7%
83rd Burkina Faso $-303.5M 57.0%
84th Greenland $-302.9M -1,042.5%
85th Gambia, The $-284.1M 16.0%
86th Croatia $-252.7M 52.5%
87th Northern Mariana Islands $-233.0M -145.3%
88th Cabo Verde $-229.6M 26.4%
89th Tonga $-220.5M -2.3%
90th American Samoa $-215.0M 4.9%
91st Guinea-Bissau $-213.6M -238.0%
92nd Comoros $-198.6M 1.9%
93rd Zimbabwe $-189.5M 75.0%
94th Marshall Islands $-183.7M -70.3%
95th Micronesia, Federated States of $-167.0M -39.2%
96th Seychelles $-162.5M 21.6%
97th Solomon Islands $-162.0M -136.4%
98th Aruba $-151.2M -129.9%
99th Kiribati $-148.3M 2.7%
100th Samoa $-121.1M 8.1%
101st Palau $-109.5M -18.0%
102nd Latvia $-72.1M 56.1%
103rd Nauru $-44.0M -7.5%
104th Slovak Republic $-36.4M -103.1%
105th Panama $-210,453 100.0%
106th Vanuatu $12.2M -47.3%
107th Antigua and Barbuda $13.7M 114.4%
108th Ecuador $15.5M 101.6%
109th Belize $38.0M -33.0%
110th Faroe Islands $95.3M 341.2%
111th Zambia $112.2M -58.5%
112th Eswatini $133.1M 176.4%
113th Bahamas, The $156.0M 173.7%
114th Cyprus $265.0M -26.4%
115th San Marino $335.1M -14.6%
116th Paraguay $361.2M -45.2%
117th Djibouti $386.0M 3.2%
118th Côte d'Ivoire $398.9M 205.1%
119th New Zealand $437.5M 685.4%
120th Chad $485.8M -36.0%
121st Equatorial Guinea $839.0M -58.9%
122nd Brunei Darussalam $994.4M -26.5%
123rd Estonia $1.2B 62.5%
124th Portugal $1.3B -14.3%
125th Iceland $1.4B 31.7%
126th Cayman Islands $1.4B -0.6%
127th Cuba $1.7B -15.4%
128th Finland $1.8B 177.6%
129th Costa Rica $1.9B 461.0%
130th Bermuda $1.9B 4.9%
131st South Africa $2.0B -4.4%
132nd Turkmenistan $2.1B -41.7%
133rd Bulgaria $2.3B 29.6%
134th Belgium $2.5B 135.4%
135th Peru $2.6B -33.6%
136th Malta $2.6B -13.2%
137th Lithuania $2.9B 187.9%
138th Congo, Republic of $2.9B -17.4%
139th Hungary $3.6B -44.8%
140th Uruguay $3.8B 14.3%
141st Libya $4.0B -66.6%
142nd Bahrain $4.4B 49.7%
143rd Slovenia $4.7B 2.1%
144th Gabon $5.0B -6.7%
145th Hong Kong SAR, China $5.7B 832.1%
146th Azerbaijan $5.9B -23.9%
147th Israel $6.6B 171.8%
148th Norway $9.8B -65.6%
149th Angola $11.0B -9.6%
150th Oman $11.0B 0.6%
151st Puerto Rico (US) $14.3B 1.7%
152nd Argentina $14.4B 245.4%
153rd Kazakhstan $14.6B -30.7%
154th Czechia $15.7B 2.2%
155th Austria $15.9B 15.9%
156th Iraq $16.6B -53.7%
157th Kuwait $17.5B 6.7%
158th Viet Nam $18.8B 44.6%
159th Ireland $19.5B -83.3%
160th Sweden $20.3B 150.9%
161st Denmark $20.8B 13.4%
162nd Luxembourg $21.3B -8.0%
163rd Poland $22.0B 82.6%
164th Qatar $25.3B -31.2%
165th Türkiye $27.0B 443.3%
166th Malaysia $27.5B 14.2%
167th Macao SAR, China $27.5B 1.8%
168th Australia $29.7B 3,890.1%
169th Spain $41.9B 6.8%
170th Korea $46.2B -39.7%
171st Thailand $50.9B 13.6%
172nd Italy $64.7B 31.1%
173rd Saudi Arabia $66.9B -36.8%
174th Switzerland $70.7B -7.4%
175th Netherlands $92.6B -5.7%
176th United Arab Emirates $98.9B -16.7%
177th Singapore $110.5B -1.6%
178th Russian Federation $129.3B -22.0%
179th China $132.8B 45.1%
180th Germany $222.0B -6.7%
Source: World Bank (NE.RSB.GNFS.CD)

FAQ

What was Lebanon's trade balance in 2019?▾

Lebanon's trade balance in 2019 was $-11.1B. This ranked 16th globally.

How did Lebanon's trade balance change in 2019?▾

Lebanon's trade balance increased by 24.1% in 2019 compared to 2018.

Which country had the highest trade balance in 2019?▾

Germany had the highest trade balance in 2019 at $222.0B.

What is the trade balance of Lebanon in 2019?▾

The trade balance of Lebanon in 2019 was $-11.1B. This ranked 16th globally.

How does 2019 compare to 2018 for Lebanon's trade balance?▾

Lebanon's trade balance went from $-14.7B in 2018 to $-11.1B in 2019, a 24.1% increase.

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